Improvement in haevestee-iakes



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CHRISTOPHER LIDEEN, or LAFAYETTE, 1ND1ANA,AsSIe-N0E To HIMSELE ANDR. JACKSON, or SAME .PLACE Leners PefenrNe. 74,836, ezeeeez Febreeeey 25, 186e.

IMPROVENENTIN HAEvESTEE-EAKES.

TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: l

Bc it known that ,l CHRISTOPHER LIDREN, OfLafa-yette, in the county of Tippecanoe, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Baking and Binding-Attachment for Reaping-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a fell, clear, and exactI description thereof, Whichavill enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciiis cation.

This invention relates to a new and improved attachment for automatically raking and binding grain, and is designed to be applied to reaping-machines, and receive its motion from one of the driving-wheels thereof. In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure l is a'front sectional view of my invention, taken in the line xix, g. 2.

Figure 2, a. planortop view 'of the same.

Similar 'letters of reference indicate'corresponding` parts.

A represents the main frame of the-machine, to which-the platformB is connected by hinges a a, the outer end of theplatform being supported by a wheel, .0. D represents a series of parallel metallic bars, which are quite thin, inonder-,thatthey..rnay-sp ring or bend, and admit of the portion platform rising and falling to conform to the'inequalities of surface over which it may pass. The upper ends of the bars D are attached tothe inner side ofthe main frame A, and the lower ends are attached to the cross-.bar at the outer end of B. E represents a rake,` the teeth a of which are slightly curved, and are attached to a rod, b, one end of which has its bearing ina carriage, F, which works between guides c c, attached to the, rear ofthe platform and main frame. This carriage has a reciprocating movementgiven it, to cause the rake E to-work .back and forth over the platform, the teeth a, during the working movement ofthe rake, `extending up between the bars D. `On the `epd of the rake-head or rod I) there is secureda lever, F', one arm, d, off which is .longer than the other one,` e, The long arm is slotted, to admit of a curved bai', G, passing-loosely through it, said'bar being iitted loose-ly at one end on anarmhf, which projects from the carriage F, end havig a notch, g, made in itto catch and hold the lever F', and consequently the rake-teeth a, when thelatter are at work, or raking, or carrying np `the grain from the platform. The reciprocating movement-is given the rake E by means of the joint-ed arms h la', one arm, 7L, ofwhich is attachedito the carriage F, and the other arm, L-, attached to one end of a'rockehaft, I, at the outer side of the main frame A. This shaft I receives its motion from an arm, J, on the axle of theoutei wheel K of the main frame, said arm being connected with an arm, a', on the-rock-shaft, by a link, L the lower end of which isattached to an adjustable wrist in the arm J. `This arm J' is tted loosely on the axle of the wheel K, and may belconnected to and disconnected from said ax'le by means of a` clutch, Lm v The operation of the rake is as follows: As it moves ilp'v the bars D, or towards the main frame, A, the teeth a are elevated, so as to gather or 'rake up the grain, and when the rake has nearly reached the'upper ends ,ofthe bars D, the lower end of the curved bar Gr` comes incontact 4with a projection, LX, on the front side of thc main frame, and the bar G is. raised, soA as to release the rake VAs soon as'the arm 'F' is released from the notch inthe curved bar G, the arm e of the lever F comes in contact with the pin j, which holds up the teeth until the grain is dischargedV After arm"e has'cleared the pinjfthe reke-teeth fall between the bars D, by reason of their gravity. When the rake E nearly reaches the outer ends of theplatform, the long arm d of lever'F comes' in contact with a `cnrved bar, M, which causes'the rakc-t'eetha to turn up until the lever Fis caught by the notch in bar G. At this time the rakelcommences to move towards the main frame Afand again carries up the cut grain from the platform. :The cut grain, as it drops from the rake at theupper ends of the bars D, falls between hooks N N', one of which, N, is attached to an adjustable plate, secued'to a bar, P,-in the main frame A, and the other, N', attached by ajoint or'pivoted connection,l7c,to the base of the hook N. The hook N has two prongs, l Z', the latter, l', being forked atitls end. Thehook N'rests upoh abat', Q, which extends'at right angles from a lever, R, 4pivoted in the main frame. This lever B; is acted upon by a spur or arm, m, on the rock-shaft I, at such intervals as to raise the hook N', and cause the gavel to be corante-ssed` between thektwo hopks so that it may be bound with the greatest -facility, theforked prong Z' being designed to hold one end of the band while the gavel is thrown upon it, so that the two ends of the band may be readily graspedby the operator or binder as the gavel is compressech The Whole arrangement is extremely simple and eeient) and the parts operate smoothly, with but little friction, and consequently requiring but a modereteex-penditure of power.

I claim as new, and desire to seenre by Letters Patent- 1. The hinged platform B, in connection with the elastic metallic bars D, constructed, arranged, and applied inthe manner substantially as and for the' purpose herein set forth.

Z The reciprocating-rake E, when`operated from the wheel K of the main frame, through the medium of' the jointed arms t t, rock-shaft I, linliL, and the slotted arm J on the axle of wheel K, all arranged substan-A tially as shownA and described.

3. The carriage F, in which the rake-head or rod b is fitted, in vcombination with the lever F', curved bar Gr, projection L, pin d, and the curved bar M, all arranged to operate or adjust the rake, substantially as set forth.

The hooks N N', arranged as shown, and operated from the rock-shaft I, througlrthe medium of the lever R, and the arm in on the rock-shaft, all arranged substantially as speciied.

CHRISTOPHER LIDREN. Witnesses:

LYMAN BEEMAN,

GEO. T. TEN EYCK. 

